Appel

Bio

Appel is the stage name of Christoph Kotzé, an Afrikaans singer-songwriter from Brits, North West, who released two albums under his own name before the 2017 debut Lei my na die water launched the Appel project. Albums have followed steadily — Boer loop deur my are (2018), Patriot (2019), which reached number one on the iTunes chart, Hardwerkende Man (2021) and Wille Ding (2023) — alongside the 2025 EP Genesis. His August 2026 single 'Yippee-Ki-Yay', with Riaan Benadé, Ricus Nel and Bok van Blerk, has charted on South African platforms.

Verified facts

• Appeared 9 times across verified South African platform chart collections in the past week, reaching position 3 at best.Viranova Pulse verified chart snapshots
• Appel is the stage name of Christoph Kotzé, a well-known South African Afrikaans singer.citizen.co.za
• Counts 28 322 followers on Deezer.Deezer
• Appel comes from Brits in North West and released two albums under his own name, Sprokie Suid-Afrika (2009) and 17 (2010), before debuting as Appel with Lei my na die water in 2017.Afrikaans Wikipedia
• As Appel he has released the albums Boer loop deur my are (2018), Patriot (2019), which reached number one on the iTunes chart, Hardwerkende Man (2021) and Wille Ding (2023).Afrikaans Wikipedia

Notable work

• Yippee-Ki-Yay - Single (2026)
• Genadewater - Single (2026)
• Genesis - EP (2025)
• Yippee-Ki-Yay (charted)

Categories

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